LGBTQIA

Lhexa D’Avignon, a university teaching fellow and Department of Mathematics graduate student, was called in for an “informational interview” by the Office of Compliance on Jan. 16.

Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation and policy changes have left queer and transgender Texans to navigate a changing political and social landscape. Despite growing fear and concerns, some drag queens want to focus on advocating for queer joy and health. Performers said the role of an annual drag pageant in North Texas is becoming more important.

The Texas Department of Transportation has given Dallas until Jan. 31 to remove its decorative crosswalks, according to a memo by City Manager Kimberly Tolbert.

Texas' highest civil court is set to hear and rule on cases dealing with several hot-button issues, including hemp, gender-affirming care and the state's ban on abortions after detection of cardiac activity.

The Dallas Landmark Commission ruled that the steps, which are painted to resemble the Progress Pride Flag, are allowed as a temporary art display.

Judge Dianne Hensley, who has been fighting the state judicial oversight body since 2019, is hoping to tee up a new challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.

Multiple civil rights organizations are seeking to block parts of Senate Bill 12, a sweeping state law that prohibits discussions about gender identity in public schools as well as student clubs based on sexual orientation.

The attorney general's complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings.

In its first week, one group’s test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women’s restrooms at the Capitol while the Austin City Council moved to circumvent the law's intent.

One of the largest pride events in North Texas won’t return to the city unless LGBTQ protections are reinstated, organizers said.

Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton has released the system’s standards for discussing race and gender in the classroom.

The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.